COMMITTEES, how appointed, 67. Chairman of, 68. when member may be excused from serving on, 69. how convened, 70. privilege of Standing, 71. sitting of, 72. leave to be obtained, to employ clerk, 73. number of, 74. enumeration of, 74. of Election, duty of, 75. Appropriation, duty of, 76, 77. Claims, duty of, 78. Commerce, duty of, 79. Public Lands, duty of, 80. Post Office, and Post Roads, duty of, 81. District of Columbia, duty of, 82. Judiciary, duty of, 83. Revolutionary Claims, duty of, 84. Military Affairs, duty of, 87. Militia, duty of, 88. Naval Affairs, duty of, 89. Foreign Affairs, duty of, 90. Territories, duty of, 91. Revolutionary Pensions, duty of, 92. Invalid Pensions, duty of, 93. Roads and Canals, duty of, 94. Patents, duty of, 95. Public Buildings and Grounds, duty of, 96. Revisal and Unfinished Business, duty of, 97. Accounts, duty of, 98. Mileage, duty of, 99. Printing, what shall be referred to, 100. may report at any time, 101. Enrolled Bills, may report at any time, 101. Member of additional, to be appointed for session, 102. duty of, to be appointed for session, 103. Additional, of Coinage, Weights, and Measures, 148. Pacific Railroad, duty of, 150. Ways and Means, duty of, 151. Banking and Currency, duty of, 152. Mines and Mining, duty of, 153. Freedmen's Affairs, duty of, 156. Education and Labor, duty of, 160. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, House may suspend rules to go into, 104. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (continued): how formed, 105. duty of Chairman of, when without a quorum, 106. amendments in, 108, 109. what shall be first discussed in, 110, 111, 112. rules of proceedings in, 113. DEBATE, deportment of member in, 57. where member may speak from in, 58. time allowed member in, 60, 63. transgressing rules of, 61, 62. when member may speak more than once to same question, 63, 64. DECORUM, member transgressing rules to be called to order, 61. member is speaking, 65. DOORKEEPER (See OFFICERS), duty of, 27, 134, 135. HOUSE, who may be admitted to floor, and compartments of, 134. when may be cleared, to receive communications, 137. extra compensation not allowed to attachees of, 140. order, resolution, &c., requiring concurrent action, to lay on table of, how far governed by Jefferson's Manual, 144. one day's notice required to rescind, or change rule of, 145. two-thirds required to suspend rules of, 145. not to be used for other than business of, 155. Acts signed by President, copies to be printed for, 157. messages to, from Senate, and President of the United States, 158. MEMBERS, when may vote, 29, 30. when must vote, 31. name of, when inserted on Journal, 33. what number may compel attendance, 34. names of, how called, 35. when discharged from custody, 37. may call for division of question, 46. deportment of, in debate, 57. where may speak from, 58. right to speak first determined by Speaker, 59. MEMBERS (continued): time allowed, in debate, 60, 63. transgressing rules, to be called to order, 61. called to order, when may proceed, 61. words of, when taken down, 62. when may speak more than once, to same question, 63. when may be excused from serving on Committee, 69. petitions and memorials presented by, 131. not voting on "call" and yeas and nays, how recorded, 149. may speak more than once on appeal, by leave, 2. MISCELLANEOUS, payment of witnesses summoned before House, 138. maps accompanying documents not to be printed without leave, 139. reading of papers, may be determined by vote, 141. order, resolution or vote requiring concurrent action, to lay on table of how far Jefferson's Manual to govern House, 144. one day's notice required, to rescind, or change rule, 145. two-thirds required to suspend rules of House, 145. the hour at which a motion for adjournment is made, to be entered on Journal, to be read upon appearance of quorum, 1. member may speak more than once on appeal, by leave, 2. MOTIONS (and their precedence), how stated, 38. to be reduced to writing, 39. precedence of, in debate, 42. order of reference of, 43. to adjourn, 44. and reports, may be committed, 47. on different subject, not admitted as an amendment, 48. may be reconsidered, 49. precedence of, to reconsider, 49. to strike out enacting words, 123. OFFICERS, election of, 10. how conducted, 146. how chosen, 11. vote required to elect, 11. ORDER OF BUSINESS, after Journal is read, 51. order of proceeding, 51, 52, 53, 54. ORDER OF BUSINESS (continued): after morning hour, 54, 130. when unfinished business may be resumed, 56. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, how presented, 131. POSTMASTER (See OFFICERS), duty of, 28. PREVIOUS QUESTION, form of, 132. effect of, 132. no debate on, 133. QUESTION, when may be divided, 46. largest sum and longest time first put, 50. when member may speak more than once to same, 63, 64. relating to priority of business to be decided without debate, 66. when recurs on engrossment, 124. SERGEANT AT ARMS (See OFFICERS), to execute commands of House, 22. when symbol of office borne, 23. fees of, 24. to keep accounts for pay of members, 25. bond of, 26. SPEAKER, duty of, 1. pending election of, Clerk to preserve order, &c., 146. to preserve order, and decorum, 2. question how put by, 3, 4. shall have supervision of Journal, 5. may call member to Chair, 5. consent of, required for use of House, 6, 155. when may vote, 7. signature of, to what affixed, 8. may order galleries, and lobby cleared, 9. to approve appointees of officers, 10. may name member to speak first, 59. who may be permitted by, to seats in reporters' gallery, 135. when may entertain motion to suspend rules, 145. communications addressed to, 159. |